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Joe Machens Volkswagen - Service Center

Columbia, MO

4.4
1,156 Reviews

1,156 Reviews of Joe Machens Volkswagen - Service Center

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August 25, 2019

Worst experience ever!!! I originally took my car in to the shop on july 27 because it was dying while I was driving it for no reason , I picked it up 8/1 and was charged 1250 More

by bethstone37
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Joe Hawkins
Aug 26, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Beth, I’m sorry to hear about your experience with our dealership. I am going to forward your comments to our management team for review and request that someone reach out to you. Again, our apologies.

August 23, 2019

Routine Service Had an appointment for tire rotation and oil change and took over 2 hours. Wish I would have made the appointment not so early in the morning then wou More

by ijfolsom
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Shawn Williams
Aug 26, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Thank you for taking the time to leave our Service Dept a nice review. We do apologize for the time it took, but we are glad to see you were very happy with the quality of work provided. And, we'll be glad to provide shuttle service to the mall if you would like next time! Thank you again, we do appreciate your business.

August 22, 2019

Great service department Tom, the Manager goes above and beyond to help his customers. Service team is great as well.Sales team and upper management are great to. More

by Terri
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Stephen Stamose
5.0
This rating includes all reviews, with more weight given to recent reviews.
Damarkus Cain
5.0
This rating includes all reviews, with more weight given to recent reviews.
Other Employees : Anthony Heaper, Mike Stock, Amanda Shaw, Michael Glasgow, Murali Narendran, Barry Bowman, Tom Turner, Ryan Peterson
Aug 23, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Hi Terri, Thank you for the 5-star review for our Service Dept and kind words for Tom Turner! We appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we are doing! Your business is important to us here at Joe Machens VW and we hope to see you again soon.

August 22, 2019

No service received The people I’ve interacted with there are always nice. You’re currently short staffed in your service department so instead of waiting for a week t More

by heimtime47
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Amanda Shaw, Tom Turner, Ryan Peterson, Shawn Williams
Aug 23, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

We apologize for the inconvenience and are sorry we were backed up. We are currently seeking to hire Service Technicians and are actively advertising for these positions. If you know of anyone, please send them our way. Again, our apologies, we hope to be fully staffed soon.

August 22, 2019

Fill up fluids Ok I came in early to have fluids all checked out fill the ones that were low,check a noise I heard on left side when you roll down the window and lis More

by LILSIS59122000
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
The two new guys in service department
Aug 23, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Thank you for the 5-star review for our Service Dept! We appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we are doing! Your business is important to us here at Joe Machens VW and we hope to see you again soon.

August 19, 2019

Not again Online booking doesn’t work. No follow up. Remade appointment. I got there on time. Checked in. My car was driven into the shop. Five cars came in aft More

by ANDIMAELEANE
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Tom Turner
Aug 20, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

I’m sorry to hear about your experience with our service dept.. I am going to forward your review to our management team for review and request that someone look into this. We would like to reach out to you to see if we can turn this into a positive experience. However, DealerRater does not disclose your contact information due to privacy issues. Would you please Brett Hergenrother, our GM at bhergenrother@machens.com and Tom Turner - Service Manager tom.turner@machens.com with your contact info and they will make sure you get a call back. Again, our apologies.

August 15, 2019

Told me they had a rental but didnt I called twice and both times they told me they had a rental car for me .. drove over a hour just for them to tell me they didnt have a car... disappo More

by MIDMOREPO
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Joe... and I didnt catch the 2nd guys name
Aug 16, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Our apologies for your experience regarding the rental car. We would like to reach out to you to see if there is something we can do to make this right for you. Dealerrater does not display your name and contact info due to privacy reasons. However, would you please email your name and contact info to our General Manager, Brett Hergenrother at bhergenrother@machens.com. Brett would like to look into this and see what occurred and get back in touch with you. Again, our apologies, we really do try to make sure all our customers are given top notch customer service.

August 14, 2019

Oil change Just ok service. Called three different times to confirm if vehicle was read (since nobody had called to tell me otherwise). Receptionist was nice f More

by FIELDER.PATRICK79
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
No idea. Dropped it off at 7 in the a.m. and picked it up from someone totally different.
Aug 15, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Hello Patrick, Our apologies for your experience with our Service Dept. I'm going to pass your comments over to our General Manager for his review and hopefully correct the things you pointed out. Again, our apologies. We do hope you give us a chance to correct this.

August 13, 2019

Took too long. I dropped my car off Thursday for routine transmission service expected about $400. Plus asked to review A.C. system since not cooling well, and noise More

by ERNSr1959
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Yes
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Aug 15, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Thank you for taking the time to let us know how our Service Dept is doing. I'm going to pass your comments over to our Service Manager just so he is aware of them. Please let us know if you have any questions, we'll be glad to help.

July 31, 2019

Always excellent service I never have any issues with the service department. I am always able to get appointment when I need one and no delays in getting car serviced. I es More

by RobinC
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Joe ?
Aug 01, 2019 -

Joe Machens Volkswagen responded

Hi Robin, Thank you for your trust in our service team! We are very proud of them, and the job the do. We appreciate the kind feedback. And we are very glad to hear you like the car wash! See you next time!

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